roman civilisation
..., the upper story forming a gallery. The congestion of the roman commercial space would have been worsened by the building Trajans forum which had cleaned a heavily built up area. The building of this market would have helped address this, its many levels allowed for a high concentration of shops. By building his forum Trajan would have felt the need to build the market as a necessary balance. I believe that Trajan’s market was a good response to the overcrowding in Rome at the time, an emperor with the power to order such a political requirement and a building to keep the roman people happy and fully functioning. The Rosetta stone is a black granite stele discovered in mid July in 1799 after Egypt became Christian and many of the Egyptian temples were closed and demolished. This is a very interesting piece I think because of its historical value; it is amazing how a small piece like this would have been used to decipher the hieroglyphic scripts which are a very significant part of a culture. This piece tends to attract a lot of people and tourists alike maybe because of its history or the loca...